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This Saturday, Sep. 19, volunteers across South Carolina will take part in the annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep, the state’s largest one-day waterway cleanup.
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A B-29 Superfortress and a P-51 Mustang will arrive in Georgetown in early October for public rides and tours. -
While some parts of the state picked up a god deal of rain last weekend, much of the Southeast remained warm and dry. -
The House has passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. The bill is named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who spent more than a year working on it. -
Walking a South Carolina beach early in the morning, you may find wide tracks leading from the ocean to the dunes. Those tracks can mark the place where a loggerhead sea turtle came ashore to nest. -
Columbia residents Irene Tyson and Reba Campbell met nearly 40 years ago while living in Washington D.C., where regular gatherings at a small supper club evolved into a lifelong friendship. -
The existing public smoking ban hadn't explicitly included e-devices. Council's decision comes after a third and final reading of the e-cigarette ordinance.
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The State House Gavel shares updates about the South Carolina General Assembly, including legislative actions, debates and discussions. Featuring news and interviews, so you have access to the latest developments in policy and decisions that shape South Carolina’s future.
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Engin Akyurt/UnsplashACLU-SC's "Youth Behind the Fence" report reveals that hundreds of children are still detained for non-criminal status offenses despite federal law barring the practice, alleges safety failures, and highlights 'widened' racial disparities within the state's juvenile justice system. -
Paul Warnock/Fire-Engine-Photos.comAs the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, a former White Knoll Middle School student turned Lexington County deputy looks back on the fundraiser that bought FDNY a firetruck — and the lifelong commitment to service it inspired. -
Victoria Hansen/South Carolina Public RadioDiscovered in Georgia three years ago, yellow-legged hornets have made their way to the Lowcountry. The elusive and skilled hunters threaten the lives of honeybees. -
David Goldman/APA growing number of news stories show that more South Carolinians are (quite literally) striking back against automated license plate readers. The moment is prompting some deep questions.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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SCETVWith every growing season, the South is in danger of losing an ingredient that’s shaped our state’s flavor, history, and culture. This week, we will be talking with Chef Kevin Mitchell and food historian David Shields, hosts of the SCETV and PBS series The Savers of Flavor about their ongoing search for the vanishing ingredients of Southern cuisine. Over the course of four episodes David and Kevin embark on a quest to seek out and rescue those ingredients before they are lost forever. -
Charles Willson Peale/Viginia Museum of History and Culture,1960.1, Gift of Percy Robert BlytheThis week Walter will talk with historian Albert Louis Zambone about Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan.In his book Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life (2018, Westholme Publishing) the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America’s founding era—a common man in uncommon times.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 12, 2026: we continue our look at the Democrats in South Carolina ahead of the November election; we’re continuing our time on the campaign trail with Dr. Annie Andrews and hear again from national figures like Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 9, 2026: we hear from Congressman Jim Clyburn who was on Meet the Press discussing a variety of issues, including what it would take for Dr. Annie Andrews to win in November; we have comments from California Gov. Gavin Newsom who was at several events during his two-day swing last week; and more!
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Provided/Pinelopi XenoudiThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Pinelopi Xenoudi about prevention and treatment of gum disease. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Isabel Balachandran about identifying heart risks in younger women.
Nation and World
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Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001, a day that shaped a generation of Americans. -
Learning to live with a roommate is one of the biggest adjustments for college students. Sharing a dorm room, whether it’s with a friend from high school or someone new, requires communication and compromise
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This week, we’re heading back to school for an episode about America’s colleges and universities. -
We hope you brought your sunscreen this week because we’re heading to the beach with this episode about notable islands around the world.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
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Experts commissioned by the UN report that they have "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes during two airstrikes in Iran, including one that hit a school in February.
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The popular fluffy steamed buns are filled with pork, vegetables, tofu — and in one trendy Beijing shop, chocolate and red beans. -
Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab. -
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in years. And, the European Union has proposed that Canada become its first-ever "associate member." -
Asian nations began pilot voyages over a decade ago to find routes to Europe and the Middle East that were faster and less vulnerable to chokepoints. The ongoing war has added impetus to those efforts. -
In a new book, psychologist Marisa Franco explains why it's good to feel good about yourself — and shares a helpful memory technique that we've turned into a printable worksheet. -
The Trump administration wants to build its 250-foot arch near one of the country's busiest runways. The FAA will determine whether that poses a hazard. But independent experts already have concerns. -
Despite the lingering questions, China remains optimistic about the summit. -
A Trump administration proposal would change access to Head Start for children experiencing homelessness and the kind of care they would receive if they do get in. -
The driver said he was shaken by a violent encounter at a rest stop, which he described as unprovoked.
